Special Meeting Set to Fill Twp. Committee Vacancy

The Committee released an agenda for their special meeting Wednesday for the purpose of naming a new member to fill Kevin Tubbs' empty seat.

The committee interviewed the three candidates—Karen Swartz, Laura Ali Nonnenmacher and Joseph Contorno—in private session .

Two of the three candidates, Contorno and , have their names on Tuesday's GOP primary ballot for the full three-year term, which begins in January. said the third candidate, Kevin Sullivan, did not apply to fill the vacancy.

or seek the full term.

The deadline for the committee to choose a candidate is June 7, the day after the special meeting is scheduled. Should the committee decline to name a replacement, the Chatham Township Republican Committee becomes responsible for choosing one of the candidates for the role.

Nonnenmacher and Contorno both sit on the Chatham Township Republican Committee.

Tubbs, a former mayor and twice-elected committee member, on Friday, May 4. The resignation was effective Tuesday, May 8.

Tubbs' resignation was expected. The committee member from the township committee, as his family planned to move out of state. .

The Chatham Township Republican Committee met Monday, May 21 and chose Swartz, Nonnenmacher and Contorno as their nominees to fill Tubbs' seat.

According to Township Attorney Carl Woodward, the Republican Committee has 15 days after a resignation to choose three nominees to fill the seat. The Chatham Township Committee must select one of those nominees no more than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.

The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the . A full agenda for the meeting may be found in the Photos & Documents section below.

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